The 30-second spot, which debuted in Super Bowl XLV, captured America’s
heart with a six-year-old dressed as the Star Wars villain miraculously
starting the vehicle with his Jedi mind (and a little remote assistance
from his father). The ad was so popular that it received eight million
YouTube views in the days before the ad aired on television.

The other ads rounding out the top five are:

2) Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo "Dream" (1990) — A full 23
years after it was introduced, the Z32-series Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
remains a mesmerizing shape and a highly capable performance machine.
And part of that mystique comes from this Ridley Scott-directed
commercial, which was only shown once during Super Bowl XXIV and then
never aired again.

3) Audi A6 "Through the Decades" (2009) — Audi takes
full advantage of its extensive product placement budget (including
providing cars to the sequels in The Transporter movie series) by
putting Jason Statham through car chases in the 1970s, '80s and '90s
before he gets an A6 for the contemporary conflict.

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